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9-letter words that end in osis

  • alkalosis — an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood and extracellular fluids
  • amaurosis — blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye
  • anabiosis — the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
  • ankylosis — abnormal adhesion or immobility of the bones in a joint, as by a direct joining of the bones, a fibrous growth of tissues within the joint, or surgery
  • apoptosis — the programmed death of some of an organism's cells as part of its natural growth and development
  • arthrosis — a bone joint which enables movement
  • ateliosis — a form of infantilism caused by pituitary malfunction, characterized by a childish face and voice and associated physical underdevelopment, but not affecting intelligence.
  • atherosis — (pathology) atheroma.
  • athetosis — a condition characterized by uncontrolled rhythmic writhing movement, esp of fingers, hands, head, and tongue, caused by cerebral lesion
  • cheilosis — Inflammation of one or both of the corners of the mouth.
  • chlorosis — a disorder, formerly common in adolescent girls, characterized by pale greenish-yellow skin, weakness, and palpitation and caused by insufficient iron in the body
  • cirrhosis — Cirrhosis or cirrhosis of the liver is a disease which destroys a person's liver and which can kill them. It is often caused by drinking too much alcohol.
  • diagnosis — Diagnosis is the discovery and naming of what is wrong with someone who is ill or with something that is not working properly.
  • epibiosis — any relationship between two organisms in which one grows on the other but is not parasitic on it
  • exosmosis — Osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of lower concentration.
  • exostosis — A benign outgrowth of cartilaginous tissue on a bone.
  • fluorosis — an abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorides, characterized in children by discoloration and pitting of the teeth and in adults by pathological bone changes.
  • gomphosis — an immovable articulation in which one bone or part is received in a cavity in another, as a tooth in its socket.
  • halitosis — a condition of having offensive-smelling breath; bad breath.
  • hematosis — hematopoiesis.
  • heterosis — the increase in growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other characters in hybrids over those of the parents.
  • hypinosis — a protein deficiency or reduction in blood
  • keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
  • kinetosis — any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.
  • kraurosis — atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.
  • lipidosis — A disorder of lipid metabolism in the body tissues.
  • madarosis — the abnormal loss of eyebrows or eyelashes
  • melanosis — abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
  • morphosis — the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.
  • nephrosis — kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
  • polyposis — the development of numerous polyps on a hollow internal organ, seen especially in the intestinal tract.
  • prognosis — Medicine/Medical. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.
  • proptosis — the forward displacement of an organ.
  • psychosis — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
  • resinosis — excessive production and/or outflow of resin in conifers due to disease or damage
  • sclerosis — Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
  • scoliosis — an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
  • selenosis — a poisoned condition caused by selenium, occurring esp in livestock as a result of the natural presence of selenium in plants and soil
  • siderosis — a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling iron or other metallic particles.
  • silicosis — a disease of the lungs caused by the inhaling of siliceous particles, as by stonecutters.
  • steatosis — the abnormal accumulation of fat within a cell or organ
  • stegnosis — a constriction of bodily pores, vessels, or ducts
  • symbiosis — Biology. the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism. (formerly) mutualism (def 1).
  • symptosis — local or general atrophy.
  • teratosis — teratism (def 2).
  • thutmosis — flourished c1475 b.c, Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
  • torulosis — cryptococcosis.
  • toxicosis — an abnormal condition produced by the action of a poison.
  • trichosis — any disease of the hair.
  • typhlosis — blindness.

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